Crop Manuals

Sugarcane is the main source of sugar in India and holds a prominent position as a cash crop. Sugarcane is one of the main crops of earning foreign exchange. Sugar juice is used for making white sugar, brown sugar (khandsari) and jaggery (gur). The main byproducts of sugarcane industry are bagasse and molasses. Bagasse is mainly used as fuel.

Tomato is the most important worldwide vegetable. It is short duration vegetables (Harvesting start within 65 to 70 days after transplanting) and gives high yield, it is economically attractive.

Potatoes are available year-round as they are harvested somewhere every month of the year. It is world’s favorite root vegetable, and the name may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber.

Successful cultivation of cotton requires a long growing season, plenty of sunshine and water during the period of growth, and dry weather for harvest.

Banana is a cheap source of nutrient and provides more balances diet than many fruits. Immature fruits of certain varieties are used as vegetables. The major banana growing states are Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujrat, Tamilnadu and A.P.